In using time wisely, staying connected, and keeping your inbox clutter-free, I shared how I keep a junk e-mail account for coupons and freebies. The next article that made it to #8 on the Top 10 List of Using Time Wisely’s most viewed pages is this post initially published on September 7, 2011. Happy organizing!

Junk Facebook Account

By Tracy on September 7, 2011

If you follow any deal sites (e.g., www.Freebies4Mom.com,  www.thekrazycouponlady.com,), you probably sign up for lots of newsletters, coupons, and advertising. The junk e-mail account, from either Yahoo! or Gmail, handles all these additional items. Though you can get great printable coupons from manufacturer’s web sites, you may need to access the coupons from a Facebook account.

To keep my personal and business Facebook pages separate from coupons, sweepstakes, and freebies, I have created a parallel Facebook account for my junk e-mail account. Jenny Martin from www.southernsavers.com wrote a great post on “How to create a blank Facebook profile.” I recommend following her tutorial to create your own.

Photograph Credit: Flickr (Dan Taylor)

If you have already used your personal Facebook page for coupons and such, then I recommend the posts at www.freebies4mom.com written by Heather Hernandez on these Facebook tips: Learn to Spot the Spammy Apps, Remove Applications You’ve Allowed, and Get your Newsfeed Back.

Having a junk Facebook account removes all concern about privacy when registering and allowing web sites access to my profile. I do not keep ANY personal information on my junk Facebook profile; therefore, companies can look all they want. They will not gain any of my personal information from this account.

In using time wisely, my junk e-mail and Facebook accounts keep my personal, business, and coupons separate. Now you can differentiate yours as well.

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